On October 15, 2018, Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen passed away due to complications from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. He revealed earlier in October that he started treatment for the cancer, which he had also battled back in 2009. His sister, Jody, released an official statementregarding her brother's passing:

While most knew Paul Allen as a technologist and philanthropist, for us he was a much-loved brother and uncle, and an exceptional friend. Paul’s family and friends were blessed to experience his wit, warmth, his generosity and deep concern. For all the demands on his schedule, there was always time for family and friends. At this time of loss and grief for us – and so many others – we are profoundly grateful for the care and concern he demonstrated every day.

Despite HAL’s celebrated status, Rain was never cast in a feature film in a live acting role, however, he did agree to voice a HAL parody in the Woody Allen comedy Sleeper, in which he played a computer overseeing a complicated cloning procedure.

Blockchain was publicized in 2009 when the Bitcoin network emerged, it is the original source code for Bitcoin. Though, in the last two years it has transpired into fintech’s leading source of information and provides companies with a way to track value and store factual data. Each block’s record cannot be altered without the alteration of all other blocks; its technology grounds new currencies, reducing fraud, and producing more opportunities for global markets. Financial services all over the world have invested in Blockchain, and Microsoft Azure offers Blockchain’s distributed ledger technology available on their site.